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BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… - a proud one. Bram initially was a vocal Nationalist. His schooling was at Grey College, Bloemfontein; from there … January 1935. Initially briefs were slow…
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
… Anti-Apartheid activist and founder member of the African National … Lillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies …
BiographyNicholas Hlobo
… Though originally planning to study art in order to work in the film industry, Hlobo decided to pursue a career … Hlobo completed a printmaking…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… near Durban, in the then Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father Ponnen, born in Madras (now Chennai), India, in … came as an indentured labourer on a five…
EventFormer anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC
… Dr Allan Boesak, former anti-apartheid activist, leader of the World Alliance of Churches … Former anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC …
American troops withdraw from Somalia after a 16-month humanitarian mission marred by fighting with the Somalis.
… American troops withdraw from Somalia after a 16-month …
The United States government officially advises American companies operating in South Africa to negotiate with (unregistered) A
… The United States government officially advises American companies operating in South Africa to negotiate …
A German Tupolef plane and an American Starlifter collide off the Namibian coast, killing thirty-three people.
… A German Tupolef plane and an American Starlifter collide off the Namibian coast, killing …
Steve Mufson, journalist for American magazine Business Week and Dutch Elseviers is expelled from the country.
… Steve Mufson, journalist for American magazine Business Week and Dutch Elseviers is …
Daniel Lindley, an American Presbyterian clergyman, is formally ordained as minister of the Voortrekkers’ Pietermaritzburg cong
… Daniel Lindley, an American Presbyterian clergyman, is formally ordained as …
BiographyFrederick Hutchinson Page
… Fred Page is best-known for his eerie images which, according to one critic, have made … painters’. Page always used a limited colour range in his work,…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… vote on 17 June 1991 that repealed the legal framework of Apartheid and began the process that would eventually abolish Apartheid as a whole was bitterly…
BiographyGeorge Hallett
… Town. He then moved to Hout Bay, Cape Town to live with his grandparents. Thereafter he moved to live in Silvertown, … of segregation made it virtually…
BiographyRay Berman
… name in places such as Australia, Israel, South Africa and his home town, Mbabane in Swaziland. Ray studied graphic arts … which he pursued for a few years. …
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… near Pietersburg in the northern Transvaal. In 1916 his father fought against Germany in the First World War. … – 1944, when thousands walked eighteen miles…
BiographyDirk Johannes Coetzee
… African Police counterinsurgency unit working for the Apartheid Government in South Africa.In 1963 he followed his father and work in the post office.From…
BiographyPercival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn
… Sonn, universally known as Percy, dedicated much of his life to the development of the game of cricket in the … blossomed while he was still a teenager…
BiographyElsa Joubert
… adversity and struggle of a humble black woman under Apartheid laws - had a major impact, both in the literary … on the African continent in the 20th century…
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… Steve Biko was born in King Williams Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). It…
BiographyWendy Heather Woods
… wing – Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) – in its fight against apartheid and the government intensified its attempts to … Town , Eastern Cape. The Woods, who were…
BiographyDr. Neil Hudson Aggett
… the first-born child of Aubrey and Joy Aggett. He began his schooling in Kenya, and when his parents moved to South … strength by mobilizing unparalleled…
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… in what was then Natal province (now Kwazulu-Natal). His father worked for the railways, while his mother was a … controlled government began to vigorously…
BiographyDr Martin Luther King jr
… American Civil Rights leader, influential and inspirational …
EventAnti apartheid activist Dr. Richard Turner is assassinated
… Dr. Richard Turner was assassinated. Turner met his untimely death on the night of 8 January 1978 when he was shot through a window of his home in Durban and…
BiographyJohn Matshikiza
… composer and journalist who shot to fame in 1958 with his musical King Kong, which had an all-black cast. King Kong … Todd Matshikiza went on tour to Britain…
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… and armed struggle in South Africa and a world-wide anti- apartheid movement." - ES Reddy Early life Dr Yusuf Mohamed … in Krugersdorp on the West Rand,…
BiographySewsunker ‘Papwa’ Sewgolum
… with a Syringa stick. Later, Sewgolum was able to practice his childhood passion when as a caddie he was given an old … was a caddie, he was allowed to play…
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… Christian Brothers College in Kimberley. After completing his matric, Woods enrolled at the University of Cape Town in … police custody, Woods denounced the…
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… and theorist from about the middle of the 1930s until his death in 1979. His major contribution as an activist was … contribution was elaborated through the…
BiographyCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes
… and obtained a BA(FA). In 1951 he visited Europe. On his return to South Africa he joined the Non-European Affairs … the Republic Festival Commemorative…